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At the 2024 European Congress on Obesity, a range of experts shared research on ways to tackle the issue. Here is a roundup of the key findings.Children who use screens during mealtimes are more likely to be obeseA study of 735 primary schoolchildren aged between six and 10 found that those who regularly used smartphones or other types of screens during mealtimes were 15% more likely to be overweight.The lead researcher, Dr Ana Duarte Mel, from the University of Minho in Portugal, said that when children are using screens during mealtimes “they don’t understand when they need to stop eating…

Manchester United are up to 57 points, the same as Newcastle United, who headed back to the north-east pondering precisely how they lost a toe-to-toe contest played at breakneck speed. The win was sealed by a sweet finish by Rasmus Højlund, just on as a replacement, his 18-yard, right-foot shot going through Lewis Hall’s legs and in via a Martin Dubravka palm.Despite victory, Erik ten Hag’s team remain eighth, due to a massively inferior goal difference, so may have to beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final to secure European football.On the pitch, Ten Hag’s players offered their appreciation…

Joe Biden should have pardoned Donald Trump on all federal criminal charges the moment they were announced, the Utah senator and former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said.“Had I been President Biden,” Romney said, “when the justice department brought out indictments, I would have immediately pardoned him. I’d have pardoned President Trump.”“Why? Well, because it makes me, President Biden, the big guy and the person I pardoned the little guy. And, number two, it’s not going to get resolved before the election. It’s not going to have an impact before the election. And, frankly, the country doesn’t want to have…

strange things?Either eerie silence, occasionally punctuated by half-hearted chants disparaging Arsenal, followed Rodrigo Bentancur’s violent and lengthy attack on an empty seat next to a visibly frightened Brian Gill. Time’s kick, or Anj Postkoglu’s not so – Tuesday night’s game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was an absolutely bizarre affair. But it’s always strange when a significant proportion of Spurs fans desperately want their team to lose to Manchester City, the better to deal a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal’s chances of winning the title.Enjoy Football Daily as we follow the biblical analogy perfectly. Despite what some sniffy critics would…

The celebrated American magician David Copperfield has been accused by 16 women of engaging in sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, according to a Guardian US investigation.More than half of the allegations are from women who said they were under 18 at the time of the incidents. Some said they were as young as 15, although he may not have known their ages.The allegations against him include claims that he drugged three women before he had sexual relations with them, which they felt they were unable to consent to.The claims against the 67-year-old illusionist – which he has denied – span…

Alex Albon has committed his long-term future to Williams after signing a “multi-year” contract extension.London-born Thai Albon, 28, has been linked with a move to Mercedes following Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari and return to Red Bull in 2025.Williams said: “The Thai driver has signed a multi-year contract extension, which takes the partnership into a new era of Formula One regulations and demonstrates a shared belief in the team’s upward trajectory.”Since joining Williams Racing, Alex Albon has shown exceptional determination and dedication both on and off the track.”His performances have been crucial to the team’s progress and success since he…

A powerful watchdog group that has been at the forefront of efforts to hold Donald Trump accountable for constitutional violations is investigating whether his Mar-a-Lago meeting with oil company executives last month merits legal action.Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Crew) has told the Guardian that it is investigating the dinner at Trump’s club with more than 20 oil and gas company executives. Trump asked them for a $1bn presidential campaign contribution, while at the same time vowing to undo Joe Biden’s restrictions on natural gas export permits, oil drilling and car pollution, the Washington Post reported.Virginia Canter, Crew’s…

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker raised questions about Pride Month, working women, U.S. President Joe Biden’s leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic and abortion during his commencement speech at Benedictine College over the weekend criticized.The three-time Super Bowl champion spoke for about 20 minutes Saturday at the Catholic private liberal arts school in Atchison, Kan., about 60 miles north of Kansas City.Bartek, who is known for his conservative Catholic faith, began his speech by attacking what he called “dangerous gender ideologies,” an apparent reference to Pride Month, which has been celebrated every June since the Stonewall riots in 1969. An…

A scratched wooden door found by chance at the top of a medieval turret has been revealed to be an “astonishing” graffiti-covered relic from the French revolutionary wars, including an carving that could be a fantasy of Napoleon Bonaparte being hanged.Over 50 individual graffiti carvings were chiselled into the door in the 1790s by bored English soldiers stationed at Dover Castle in Kent, when Britain was at war with France in the wake of the French Revolution.They include a detailed carving of a sailing ship, an elaborate stylised cross and nine individual scenes of figures being hanged – one of…

The first time the Manchester Survivors Choir sang together – eight months on from the arena bombing in 2017 – it was very emotional. I remember thinking how beautiful we sounded. About 18 of us had come together at a church in the city to sing together – all of us had been impacted by the bombing. It felt very special, as though we were all connected. We were a varied group – there were people like me who had been there on the night and had tried (and failed) to get back on with normal life. Others had been…